Mischeivous Princess

Title: Mischievous Princess/ My Bratty Princess

Type: Chinese Drama

Chinese Title: 刁蛮公主

Genre: Romance, Historical, Comedy

Episodes: 36(China version), 33(Overseas version)

Year of Release: 2005

Cast: 

Emperor Zhu Yun - Alec Su 

Situ Jing - Jang Nara

Bai Yun Fei - Lu Xing

Princess An Ning - Bao Lei

Stars (out of 5): 4.6

Broadcast Network: CTV

Synopsis: Situ Jing, a mischievous free-thinking lady, and her companion, A Ling, go on a series of adventures. She does not know that she is a princess of the former royal family. To protect her family’s reputation outside the home, Situ Jing dresses as a man and calls herself Xiao Long Xia. Concerned about the plight of the refugees which the officials have been ignoring, she comes up with various schemes to help them.

Emperor Zhu Yun has been steadily working on consolidating the empire that his father had left him. A monk once gave him a puzzle, telling him that whoever solves it will help him with the problems of the empire. He escapes from his palace to wander around the city with his companion. He befriends Xiao Long Xia after he realizes that the money she has conned and stolen from others is being spent on the refugees. When Xiao Long Xia solves the puzzle, he decides to maintain closer ties with her.

The Lord of Yunnan's sister was the previous queen who drank poison and died when the last dynasty was attacked. His son, Bai Yun Fei is betrothed to Princess An Ning, sister of Emperor Zhu Yun.

An unlikely friendship develops between the Emperor, Xiao Longxia and Bai Yu Fei, each pretending to the others to be someone else. Palace and court intrigues, rebellion and assasination plots abound.

Review: One word for this drama: AMAZING. This drama portrays all the attributes of humankind. Love, hate, revenge, power and forgiveness. Once you start watching, you can't stop. When I first started watching this drama, I thought it couldn't be good because it was about a few ruffians helping the poor. After a while though, I noticed that the plot was much more complicated. Situ Jing (who also has a con name called Xiao Long Xia) begins a friendship with the Emperor, and Bai Yun Fei (the lord of Yun Nan's son) and they both fell in love with her which led to many problems along the road. Aside from politics problems arising in the court with their relationship, the Emperor's sister, princess An Ning, is also betrothed and in love with Bai Yun Fei. And as the story unfolds, it is suspenseful to watch and try to guess who will Situ Jing fall in love with?; the Emperor: who has to maintain the court's affection, or Bai Yun Fei: who is already betrothed. There are also a few surprise plot twist in the court like when Situ Jing appears to be the lost princess from the last dynasty. What makes this drama so appealing is also the comedic scenes. That's what I loved about this drama, the director mixed the serious and the playful scenes together to create a boatload of emotion. You feel sad and happy at the same time while watching this drama. Jang Na Ra did an awesome job portraying the lively and kind Situ Jing. Plus, I think that this is the best role Alec Su played in his entire career. It suits his looks and character perfectly. The only thing I didn't like was how draggy it was in the beginning and how Alec Su had a mustache at the end. Overall, Mischievous Princess was a heart clenching tale that no one would regret watching once they're done.

Dramawiki Link: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/My_Bratty_Princess

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